Chancelade man

noun

Chan·​ce·​lade man

¦shäⁿsə¦läd-,

(ˈ)shäⁿs¦l-

: a short-statured, long-nosed, late paleolithic hominid known from a skeleton found associated with Magdalenian artifacts in southwestern France and thought to be a Cro-Magnon

Word History

Etymology

translation of French homme de Chancelade, from Chancelade, France, where remains were unearthed

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